15. An increase in the season attendance at Camden Yards

For the first time since 2007, the Orioles welcomed more than two million fans to Camden Yards last year. The team's attendance was 2,102,240 during the regular season, an increase of 19.8 percent from 2011. And 96,028 total fans attended the two playoff games against the New York Yankees. It'll take a miracle for the team to cross the three-million mark in attendance this year -- which happened every year from 1992 to 2001, except the strike-shortened 1994 season -- but it'll be fun to see if the Orioles surpass last season's total.

For the first time since 2007, the Orioles welcomed more than two million fans to Camden Yards last year. The team's attendance was 2,102,240 during the regular season, an increase of 19.8 percent from 2011. And 96,028 total fans attended the two playoff games against the New York Yankees. It'll take a miracle for the team to cross the three-million mark in attendance this year -- which happened every year from 1992 to 2001, except the strike-shortened 1994 season -- but it'll be fun to see if the Orioles surpass last season's total. (Gene Sweeney Jr. / Baltimore Sun)

For the first time since 2007, the Orioles welcomed more than two million fans to Camden Yards last year. The team's attendance was 2,102,240 during the regular season, an increase of 19.8 percent from 2011. And 96,028 total fans attended the two playoff games against the New York Yankees. It'll take a miracle for the team to cross the three-million mark in attendance this year -- which happened every year from 1992 to 2001, except the strike-shortened 1994 season -- but it'll be fun to see if the Orioles surpass last season's total.Gene Sweeney Jr. / Baltimore Sun